A workshop was held in the central province of Ninh Thuan on August 8, offering a venue for cultural managers, researchers, and artists to seek ways to preserve and promote musical heritage values of the Cham ethnic minority group.
Cham artists perform at the workshop (Source: VNA)
Participants
agreed that Cham musical heritage is facing the risk of fading away, as Cham
artists are getting older or pass away, while the young generation is not
passionate with taking over their successors’ roles.
Nong Quoc Thanh, deputy head of the Cultural Heritage
Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that a lot
of workshops on Cham culture have been held, but there has been no in-depth
discussion about the unique values of the Cham musical heritage as well as
specific measures to preserve the heritage.
At this workshop, researchers stressed the need to step up
the collection, research and identification of the heritage, put Cham music in
schools’ curricula, intensify dissemination on the musical heritage, and create
favourable conditions for old artists to pass over their knowledge to young
people.
Musician Amu Nhan said that it is necessary to make Cham
music part of the popular music scene serving the society’s demand for
entertainment instead of serving only the Cham ethnic community.
The Cham community owns a rich and diverse intangible culture
with 72 ritual and festive activities, including music and dance. Many of them
remain original at present.
Source: VNA
The 10th art festival for the armed forces, youths and students of Hoa Binh province celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Day wrapped up on April 25.
Xoe dance, an unique art form of the Thai ethnic minority group in Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province has existed for a long time and passed down through generations. Xoe dance is not only a popular dance in the Thai community but also a unique cultural feature, an indispensable part in the Thai ethnic minority people's cultural and spiritual life.
The Bac Son pre-school in Hung Son commune, Kim Boi district is effectively implementing a model of preserving and promoting cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group.
Through ups and downs, many unique cultural features of the Muong ethnic minority group are facing risks of falling into oblivion. However, with a strong determination, Lac Son district of Hoa Binh province has deployed synchronous solutions to preserve and promote the locality's cultural heritage values.
If Tan Lac is considered the core of the cradle of Muong culture in Hoa Binh, Phong Phu commune is the cultural centre of Muong culture in Tan Lac district. Luy Ai hamlet in Phong Phu commune is where customs and traditions of Muong Bi are preserved. Luy Ai hamlet was chosen to build a space to preserve Muong ethnic culture. The district is seeking support from the province and coordinating with relevant agencies to devise a plan on preservation of Muong cultural spaces associated with developing tourism products and improving the lives of local residents.
Nguyen Manh Tuan, a Muong ethnic man in Ba Hang Doi town, Lac Thuy district, is known as a young, dedicated, and outstanding artisan who has made significant contributions in collecting, restoring, and preserving national cultural values.
